Agriotes
Genus of beetles
Agriotes is a genus of beetles in the family Elateridae which includes numerous species, many of which are found in the Americas, Asia and much of Europe.
01Species
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility list 274 species, which include a number of agricultural pests and common species such as:
- Agriotes brevis Candèze, 1863
- Agriotes lineatus (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Agriotes litigiosus (Rossi, 1792)
- Agriotes mancus (Say, 1823)
- Agriotes obscurus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Agriotes pallidulus (Illiger, 1807)
- Agriotes proximus Schwarz, 1891
- Agriotes rufipalpis (Brulle, 1832)
- Agriotes sordidus (Illiger, 1807)
- Agriotes sputator (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Agriotes ustulatus (Schaller 1783)
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